The new Miss Texas USA® is Miss North Texas USA Ali Nugent

Houston, TX — Ali Nugent was crowned Miss Texas USA 2013 on Sunday, September 2nd, in a competition featuring 110 contestants from throughout Texas. Hailing from Dallas and representing North Texas in the pageant, the 19-year-old, 5’9” brunette beauty has a heart as big as Texas. In high school she was president of Best Buddies Club, an organization whose mission it is to create opportunities and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

In addition to representing the Great State of Texas in the 2013 MISS USA® pageant, Miss Nugent wins a prize package valued at approximately $100,000 and includes scholarships, travel, clothing, jewelry and much more.

Hosting the show were Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart, and international model, Max Sebrechts.

Miss Plano, Jordan Schulz, was named first runner-up.

Miss Lake Austin, Amber Calderon – second runner-up

Miss Southwest Texas, Barbara Falcon – third runner-up

Miss North Laredo, Lauren Guzman – fourth runner-up

The other contestants named to the top sixteen earlier in Sunday’s competition were:

Miss Central Texas, Megan McAnelly

Miss Dallas, Christina Entsminger

Miss Dallas County, Tahnae Tarkenton

Miss Frisco, Jordan Johnnsen

Miss Gulf Coast, Alexandria Nini

Miss Houston, Peyton Saverance

Miss Kemah Erin Kay

Miss Longview, Andrea Fox

Miss Midland, Felicia Bolton

Miss Rio Grande Valley, Alejandra Gonzalez

Miss Southeast Texas, Ashlea Gutierrez

Miss South Central Texas, Alyssa Dunn won the title of “Miss Congeniality”.

A total of $3,500 was raised by donating one dollar for each vote. All proceeds benefited the Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County, a non-profit organization that sends “care packages” to our American heroes deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For more information or to learn how you can be a contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant system, visit www.misstexasusa.com